Lady Bulldogs lose 3rd game of the season

After falling to Nucla, team rebounds to win versus Ouray

After victories in their first twelve games against in state opponents, the Dove Creek Bulldogs girls basketball team finally slipped against a team from Colorado.

Not to be discouraged by their loss, the Bulldogs rebounded in a big way, closing out last weekend’s play with a big win.

Bulldogs fall to Nucla

Playing at home against a strong Nucla team on Feb. 14, the Bulldogs lost their first league game of the season, falling 40-35 in a hotly contested contest.

Evenly matched throughout the first half, Dove Creek and Nucla traded blows before entering the locker room at halftime with the Bulldogs leading 20-19.

After a low-scoring third quarter that saw both teams record four points, they entered the fourth desperate to build a lead.

Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, it was Nucla that seized the moment, scoring several free throws during the final frame in route to the five-point win.

“Nucla is a good ball team,” said Bulldogs’ head coach Jim Buffington. “They had some good pressure on us. The thing that hurt us more than anything was that we put them on the free throw line 32 times.”

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